24 Apr 2025

WEF launches investigation into whistleblower claims against former chairman Klaus Schwab
The World Economic Forum has launched an investigation into its founder, Klaus Schwab, after the 87-year-old stepped down as chairman of the organization Monday. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that a “whistleblower” who works for the WEF accused Schwab and his wife of unethical financial and personal behaviors. In a statement, the WEF said its trustees “unanimously supported the Audit and Risk Committee’s decision to initiate an independent investigation following a whistleblower letter containing allegations against former Chairman Klaus Schwab.”

A trap? Behind Putin’s change of heart on direct talks with Ukraine
In a surprising U-turn, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he was willing to hold direct talks with Kyiv for the first time in years on a Ukrainian proposal to halt strikes on civilian infrastructure for 30 days. By saying he was ready to speak to the “Kyiv regime” rather than the Ukrainian government or Ukrainian authorities, Putin made a semantic choice “to imply [Zelensky’s government] is not legitimate”, says Hawn. Putin may be swapping kamikaze drones for an olive branch just to prove he’s making an effort for US President Donald Trump.

Freemasonic lodge hails Pope Francis’ work as ‘deeply resonant’ with their ‘principles’
The Grand Master of the lodge pointed out that ‘freedom, equality, and fraternity’ – elevated as societal ideals in Francis’ Fratelli tutti – are ‘the three core values of Freemasonry.’ The Grand Lodge of Italy has hailed Pope Francis’ work as “deeply resonant with the principles of Freemasonry,” in the wake of his death on Monday. Ties between Abbas’s Fatah party and Hamas have been tense, with deep political and ideological divisions for nearly two decades.

Vance Warns: Strike Peace Deal Now—Or U.S. Walks Away from Russia-Ukraine Talks
U.S. Vice President JD Vance delivered a stark message on Wednesday, stating that if Russia and Ukraine fail to agree on a peace deal soon, the United States will withdraw from the negotiation process altogether. “We’ve issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and the Ukrainians, and it’s time for them to either say yes, or for the United States to walk away from this process,”

Trump’s Final Offer: Russia Retains Key Ukrainian Territories
According to several consistent media reports, the US government is proposing that Ukraine give up Crimea, through an American recognition of the annexed peninsula as Russian territory. In addition, the occupied parts of eastern and southeastern Ukraine will in practice remain Russian, according to news site Axios’ insight into the negotiations. This concerns the areas in the regions of Kherson, Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia that are under Russian control.

Neo-Nazis desecrate Holocaust memorial at Drobytsky Yar in Ukraine
Three young people gave the Nazi salute, desecrating the Holocaust memorial at Drobytsky Yar in Ukraine on Wednesday. The picture of the three people was shared on a popular Telegram channel in Kharkiv. The photo shows two men and a woman treading on a plaque commemorating the 17,000 Jews who were murdered on the site, and giving Nazi salutes.

Iran fortifies underground nuclear sites over fears of Israeli attack
The US and Iran prepare to hold a third round of talks this weekend on a possible deal to reimpose restraints on Tehran’s nuclear program.

Abbas Calls Hamas ‘Sons of Dogs,’ Pushes for Palestinian Authority Control Over Gaza
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Hamas “sons of dogs,” while urging the terrorist group to release the Israeli hostages held in Gaza and bring an end to the war. “The first priority is to stop the war of extermination in Gaza. It must be stopped – hundreds are being killed every day,” Abbas said in a televised speech at the Palestinian Authority’s Central Council on Wednesday.

White House mulls lowering tariffs against China, source says
The Trump administration would look at lowering tariffs on imported Chinese goods pending talks with Beijing, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, adding that any action would be in conjunction with negotiations and not made unilaterally.

Katy Perry’s ‘Space Odyssey’ Reinforces Her Spiritual Blindness
Did you hear the one about Katy Perry going to space? It sounds like the start of a bad joke. Given the public have pretty much labelled her space trip exactly that, it has been interesting to witness the endless production of memes since Katy touched down and kissed the earth. But my interest is not so much in what Katy did but what Katy said. Katy wanted the glory for herself.

End The “Green New Scam” Loan Machine
defenders of the climate-centric status quo in energy policy rushed to preserve it, claiming LPO is essential for energy dominance and manufacturing growth. In reality, LPO is a taxpayer-backed ATM for unreliable energy technologies and infrastructure that can’t compete without federal funding.

Gunmen Execute 26 Tourists In Indian-Controlled Kashmir
India has suffered one of its worst terror attacks in recent years, after gunmen conducted mass killings in a picturesque and tourist-poplar spot in the disputed and Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

Bessent Calls For ‘Reforms’ Among ‘Bretton Woods Institutions’ To Rein In Global Trade Imbalances
According to a copy of Bessent’s prepared remarks, he is set to tell the IIF that “America First does not mean America Alone,” and that the International Monetary Fund must prioritize economic and financial sustainability. He is calling for IMF and World Bank reforms after “mission creep,” i.e. non-economic goals such as climate change and social justice, but that the Trump administration wants to work with them.

Beige Book Finds Inflation Mentions Tumble To 3 Year Low, Biggest “Headcount Reductions Are In Government Roles”
Was that it for the Atlanta Fed recession (which as we described, managed to fool everyone into believing the US economy is crashing because of… surging gold imports)? …the Fed released the April Beige Book report according to which economic activity was…. shockingly not falling off a cliff as one would expect listening to liberal media, but instead was “little changed … In short, the sky is not falling.

Marco Rubio plans to cut programs, close offices in State Department overhaul
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced plans to reorganize what he called a “bloated” State Department, vowing Tuesday to cut programs and close offices but stopping short of a proposed executive order that outlined even more drastic changes.

New Type of Quantum Entanglement Demonstrated
Physicists at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology say they have observed a new form of quantum entanglement in the total angular momentum of photons confined in nanoscale structures. Their work paves the way for on-chip quantum information processing using the total angular momentum of photons as the encoding property for quantum information.

Strong M6.2 earthquake hits Istanbul, Turkey
A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul, Turkey, at 09:49 UTC (12:49 local time) on April 23, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).  Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and EMSC are reporting the same magnitude and depth.

Jones Road Wildfire in New Jersey explodes in size, burning over 3 400 ha (8 500 acres)
The Jones Road Wildfire broke out in Ocean County, New Jersey, on April 22, 2025, rapidly expanding overnight to more than 3 400 ha (8 500 acres), forcing thousands of residents to evacuate and prompting closures of major roadways, including a portion of the Garden State Parkway. The event comes amid a 266% increase in wildfire activity in New Jersey compared to the same period in 2024, with three fires this year classified as major, each burning more than 40.5 ha (100 acres).

Over 500 homes damaged as severe storm lashes Tripura, India
A severe storm damaged or destroyed more than 500 homes across Tripura, India, over a three-day period from Sunday, April 20, to Tuesday, April 22, 2025. The worst damage occurred on Monday when the storm damaged over 400 homes and injured two people.

Tennis ball-sized hail causes major damage near Austin, Texas
A severe hailstorm struck Georgetown and nearby areas in the Austin metropolitan region of Texas on the evening of April 22, 2025. The storm produced hailstones measuring 3.8 cm to 7.6 cm (1.5 to 3 inches) in diameter, causing significant property damage and widespread power outages.

Flash floods claim 7 lives in Nairobi, Kenya
 At least 7 people died in flash floods in Nairobi, Kenya, officials reported on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. The flooding displaced more than 500 people and affected over 60 000 across the city.

Israel’s new unmanned bulldozers ‘changing the paradigm’ of war in Gaza
At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the bulky bulldozer turning up soil at a testing site in central Israel, but as it pulled closer it became clear: the driver’s cabin is eerily empty. This is the Robdozer, a fortified engineering vehicle manned remotely, and in this case operated from a military expo halfway across the globe in Alabama.

UK Christians in ‘Shock’ as Government Prepares Law That Could Send Preachers to Prison
The United Kingdom continues its descent, making a dystopian nightmare a reality. The BBC reported last week that Rushmoor Borough Council in Hampshire, England, has proposed an injunction against Christian street preachers in the towns of Aldershot and Farnborough.

The CEOs of Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s Warn That Store Shelves All Over America Could “Soon Be Empty”
…On Monday, when I posted an article warning about “empty shelves” in the months ahead, some people thought that I was exaggerating. But of course the truth is that I was not exaggerating at all. On Tuesday, the CEOs of Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s specifically warned President Trump that store shelves all over the country could “soon be empty” during a meeting at the White House…”

According To Supreme Court Precedent, The United States Of America Is A Christian Nation
These days, if you dare to suggest that the United States is a Christian nation or that it should be a Christian nation, you are likely to get viciously attacked.  There are many voices on the left that have convinced themselves that America has never been a Christian nation and that it will never be a Christian nation.  But in our system of government matters of law are not settled by what intellectuals on the left think. Rather, in our system of government matters of law are settled by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Supreme Court has spoken very clearly on this matter.

Japanese study shows mRNA injections are associated with poorer outcomes for patients with pancreatic cancer 
A Japanese study found that repeated covid mRNA vaccinations are associated with poorer overall survival in patients with pancreatic cancer.  The pre-print study was published on 15 April. The following day, the World Health Organisation (“WHO”) finalised a draft for an international pandemic agreement, which includes promoting the sharing of mRNA vaccines.  The draft is set to be adopted by “representatives” from WHO member countries at the World Health Assembly next month.

Sweden’s Murder Rate Now Higher Than El Salvador’s After Years of Globalist Mass Migration Policies—Half of Older Swedes Want to Flee the Country
Sweden, once hailed as a beacon of safety and “progressive utopia” of Europe, is now facing a grim and unthinkable reality: its murder rate has climbed higher than that of El Salvador, long infamous for gang violence, and a nation that, until recently, was considered one of the most dangerous places on Earth.

Vaccine-induced prions are leading to a global health disaster 
Last month, in a presentation given to Health Alliance Australia, systems neuroscientist Dr. Kevin McCairn discussed his analysis of the unusual fibrous white clots retrieved from deceased, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein which is in the covid “vaccines.” He also discussed how he determined the clots’ composition to be diseased, proteinaceous tissue; primarily misfolded fibrin (protein), also known as prions, that is highly amyloidogenic.

Unidentified Ariel Phenomena in Prophecy :: By Terry James

Although fears of the sight of drones invading the airspace, particularly in the northeast environs of the US, have faded, the matters involving UFOs, now called UAPs, remain in the minds of the public. I have written about the prophetic implications, especially for the post-Rapture time, when, as I contend, Satan will use such stellar spectaculars to delude those left behind.

One well-known pundit and podcast host weighed in last year on how things might be setting up for that delusion.

Joe Rogan floated a theory about recent mystery drone sightings on Tuesday’s episode of his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, suggesting the government has deployed drones to acclimate Americans to unidentified flying objects (UFOs)…

During his Tuesday episode, Rogan said it’s possible that the government is “not concerned because this is something they are doing with us; what if they are trying to get us comfortable because they know some real UAPs [unidentified anomalous phenomena] are on the way.”

He added: “If you really wanted to get people relaxed to the idea of flying saucers.… If you knew that was coming and you didn’t want mass panic, what would you do? You would trickle it in, you would trickle it in slowly, saying that by having drones hover over cities for several weeks or months, it would get people really accustomed to the news cycle having UAPs, and then real ones show up. (“Joe Rogan Has Theory Officials Deployed Drones to Get People Used to UFOs,” by Mandy Taheri, Newsweek,  Dec 17, 2024)

Satan, according to Bible prophecy, plans spectacular displays of fireworks and other supernatural pyrotechnics for the Tribulation, the last seven years before Christ’s Second Advent. Those phenomena will, again, take place in the atmosphere above Earth and in space. We are given that warning in the following Scripture:

“And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do…” (Revelation 13:13-14).

Jesus made it clear that the phenomena that will come at the end of days will be fearsome to behold:

“And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring; Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken” (Luke 21:25-26).

There is coming a second great war in the heavenlies, and it will make H. G. Wells’ War of the Worlds fiction look tame by comparison. The resulting devastation and carnage will cause the hearts of earth-dwellers of the Tribulation era to explode with adrenaline-pumped fear. However, and strangely perhaps, from our mortal perspective, Lucifer, now named Satan and called “the Devil,” continues to be given access to God’s throne, above which he was once a guardian.

He is now an accuser of believers in Jesus Christ.

The first war of all creation—not just a war of mortal worlds, or of galaxies—took place when Lucifer and the angels who joined him in rebellion against the Most High were cast out of God’s realm. That is, they were no longer a part of God’s kingdom but now were forever lost outside of God’s eternal kingdom.

We know that Lucifer, the fallen one, came before God to ask to be allowed to torment and test the great man of God, Job. He asked the Lord to “sift,” or put the Apostle Peter to a similar torturous testing. Satan will be allowed to come before the throne of God until a certain point. We learn this in the following:

“And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night” (Revelation 12:10).

And this Scripture brings us to the fiercest part of human history for Tribulation earth-dwellers. It will be the second great war of the Creation–the war of two worlds, eternally apart in their intents and purposes. Satan and his fallen angelic armies are to be removed from the very presence of God and confined to planet Earth.

Now that isn’t such good prophetic news for flesh-and-blood earth-dwellers of that future time of apocalypse! The prophecy tells us:

“And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him” (Revelation 12:9).

Jesus said of that time:

“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven” (Luke 10:18).

John the prophet and apostle was given the words to encourage believers and forewarn unbelievers down through the centuries:

“Therefore rejoice, [ye] heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time” (Revelation 12:12).

The great Apostle Peter forewarned of this rage Satan has for all of God’s human creation, and for believers in particular:

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour…” (1 Peter 5:8).

God has placed so much in His Word to warn about this adversary and his legions, the devil and his minions, that the evil that has been in all the cosmos since that first great war in Heaven must saturate every aspect of existence. But we who name the name of Jesus Christ can take comfort. We are on the other side–the other spiritual dimension of this cataclysmic collision of supernatural worlds.

It is true that we who are flesh and blood must, for now, exist side by side with that dimension, because we live in a third dimension–one we perceive to be reality but which is really existence that is no more than a vapor in terms of God’s eternal economy. But we are not left without defense against our horrific enemies that comprise Satan’s evil forces. God tells us in Ephesians 6:10-18 that not only CAN we stand against Satan and his evil, but that it is our duty to do so. He promises to provide armor to fight the good fight. But, we are required to put it on. And it is not a defensive but an offensive strategy the Lord demands. Our defense, you see, IS our offense: the cross of the Lord Jesus!

Here is how to assure you have on the whole armor of God for the battles ahead. And it is that truth therein contained which then engulfs the believer and will keep God’s family from the time of Satan’s deluding invasion of planet Earth.

“That if you will confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and will believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:9-10).